Johnny Kidd & The Pirates

Johnny Kidd was an English singer and songwriter born as Fred Heath in London on 23 December 1939. He signed a recording contract with HMV and released his first single "Please Don't Touch" under the name of Johnny Kidd with his backing band The Pirates. In 1960 they released "Shakin' All Over", which topped charts and became their biggest hit. In spite of the fact that they released plenty of singles, they never made an album. The classic line-up of the Pirates included Frank Farley (drums), Johnny Spence (bass) and legendary guitarist Mick Green. Johnny Kidd tragically died in a car crash on 6th October 1966.